Vast

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Vast is a US commercial-space-station company (founder Jed McCaleb self-funding at multi-hundred-million scale) whose Haven Demo pathfinder succeeded in orbit (November 2025, power-positive) and whose Haven-1 flight structure is complete, with ~800 staff and near-everything in-house. It is the speed play of the station race (concept to orbital pathfinder in about 30 months), still positioned to be the first standalone commercial station, though its launch slipped to no earlier than Q1-2027. Haven-1 will host four crew over a three-year life, with the NASA CLD Phase 2 2026 decision as its existential catalyst. It is pre-revenue.

Latest signals

• 19 Oct 2026VAST open-sourced EdenLive, a real-time model for rendering detailed game footage.Pandaily
• 30 Sept 2026Family offices are seeking late-stage exposure to deals involving Zipline, Vast, and Atoms.All-In Podcast
• 25 Sept 2026Vast establishes Lunar Programs division to support NASA lunar initiativesVia Satellite
• 23 Sept 2026Vast establishes new Lunar Programs division to support NASA Moon Base ambitionsPayload
• 14 Sept 2026Vast and ESA agreed to fly Adrianos Golemis on the sixth private astronaut mission to the ISS.sorae

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Facts, with sources

• 1 Jan 2027Haven-1 station launch planned for early 2027Product launch · SpaceNews
• 1 Jan 2027Haven-1 station launchProduct launch · SpaceNews
• 1 Jan 2027Haven-1 station set to launch in early 2027Product launch · SpaceNews
• 14 Sept 2026Agreement with ESA to fly Adrianos Golemis on Vast's sixth private astronaut mission to the ISSPartnership · sorae

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